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united states, then we can't be optimistic about what happens in northern ireland or the middle east or rwanda, because we have so much to build on. and the basic outlines of the government that we possess and our civic religion as a people is such that potentially at least we could create a society that is the model for the world. it isn't right now. and that's one of the tragedies, i think, of our foreign policy and our domestic policies as played out over the last several years. [applause] >> so the book ends with me traveling back to africa. and retracing then the steps that my father took and my grandfather took. my grandfather as those of you who have read the book or will read the book will discover was actually the first african in his village and in his circle ever to meet a white person. and almost immediately he had to confront what it meant to be drawn from a 15th century world into the 20th century world in the span of a single lifetime, and the enormous contradictions that he had to grapple with he ended up passing on to my father, and those contradictions my father has then pass
united states, then we can't be optimistic about what happens in northern ireland or the middle east or rwanda, because we have so much to build on. and the basic outlines of the government that we possess and our civic religion as a people is such that potentially at least we could create a society that is the model for the world. it isn't right now. and that's one of the tragedies, i think, of our foreign policy and our domestic policies as played out over the last several years. [applause]...
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diplomat in the rwanda -- during the rwanda genocide where 800,000 people were killed in 100 days. our deputy assistant secretary for african affairs had the cell phone numbers of the perpetrators and would call them up. she would set her alarm for 2:00 in the morning and say colonel, i want you to know if you don't stop the genocide, the president will hold you personally responsible. she was total smoke and mirrors. the president had not given her any such instructions. they are nameable, they are findable and they are stopable. but it's not something we have chosen to make a priority just yet. >> you often tell the stories in here with a person and one of those is henry. who was he and what's the story around him? >> henry is my first, what i come to call upstander. this is a book by about bistanding. it's told through the incredible struggles of upstanders, people who stand up in or outside the system. he was the u.s. ambassador in constantinople when the turks began to systematically deport and murder and destroy their army and minority. what's interesting about him is number
diplomat in the rwanda -- during the rwanda genocide where 800,000 people were killed in 100 days. our deputy assistant secretary for african affairs had the cell phone numbers of the perpetrators and would call them up. she would set her alarm for 2:00 in the morning and say colonel, i want you to know if you don't stop the genocide, the president will hold you personally responsible. she was total smoke and mirrors. the president had not given her any such instructions. they are nameable,...
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management of conflicts called into question and she was in the national security council back in 1993 when rwanda kicked off and she made a controversial comment about, well, if we call it a genocide and don't act. what will be the implications on the november mid term election? and if you hook at-- and then later on, reflexively supported the regime in ruwan da when there were more war crimes committed and since vowed to heal that, but, you know, you've seen her political statements recently that showed there's a political side of susan rice and willingness for talking points that we can't afford as secretary of state and john kerry, he was part of the foreign senate relations committee and he was back in the late 60's and talked about war crimes that he reportedly saw against the vietnam war and you have some track records that don't make them the best fit. >> there are numerous republicans, john mccain, lindsey graham, a barraso who sates i would support john kerry as secretary of state who in their words would cruise through a nomination. and how would an affect if those two are in place? >>
management of conflicts called into question and she was in the national security council back in 1993 when rwanda kicked off and she made a controversial comment about, well, if we call it a genocide and don't act. what will be the implications on the november mid term election? and if you hook at-- and then later on, reflexively supported the regime in ruwan da when there were more war crimes committed and since vowed to heal that, but, you know, you've seen her political statements recently...
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the short-term deal with generous to rwanda. the congolese officers, particularly in rwanda and its own officers who took control over much of the army in eastern congo. paradoxically the rebels have also complained of a pervasive corruption within the congolese army. nevertheless, as the most powerful commanders in the drc, they were some of the worst perpetrators of racketeering. moreover, the rebels have claimed discrimination of the officers within the army and the killing of the former officers within redeployed outside. while certain historical animosities cannot be denied, dozens of senior officers and over four-fifths have chosen not to join the rebellion. in recent months m23 is increasing claim they want to redo the discredited 2011 presidential election. nevertheless, a political party had in fact join the presidential electoral line and many top m23 commanders order should massive fraud on his behalf. if it's not nearly the claims of the march 23, 2000 agreement or good governancgovernanc e, human rights, then what d
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state department that makes a cameo appearance in the book, quoted asking, if we call what happened in rwanda genocide, how does it play for us in what were then the mid term elections of 1994. well, there's a pattern here as we see. one is a reluctance to have america be engaged in certain issues, and the second one is politicizing foreign policy issues because they might hurt the president's political stance. >> paul: and you want a secretary of state, if you're-- well, the american people want a secretary of state who is some more independent judgment and not thinking so much about the politics, is that the point? >> that would be one thing that you would look for in the secretary of state. >> paul: sorry for stating the obvious. >> the national interests and not the president's mid term when it comes to iran and north koreas of the world. >> paul: is that enough to stop, mary the president from getting the secretary of state that he wants and with john kerry mentioned the senator from massachusetts as the alternative to susan rice, would he be any better. >> i'm surprised that the preside
state department that makes a cameo appearance in the book, quoted asking, if we call what happened in rwanda genocide, how does it play for us in what were then the mid term elections of 1994. well, there's a pattern here as we see. one is a reluctance to have america be engaged in certain issues, and the second one is politicizing foreign policy issues because they might hurt the president's political stance. >> paul: and you want a secretary of state, if you're-- well, the american...
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you don't have to go to rwanda or angola. you can look right down the street in louisiana and see this, right down the street in new york city and see this. our brothers and our sisters are in desperate need of a helping hand. who will help them ? if not us, who? if not now, when? as scripture tells us, to those to whom much is given much is expected. you have to live your life so at the end of your journey you will know that your time here was well spent, that you left behind more than you take away. fifth, do xavier proud. you have a rich tradition to uphold. st. catharine drexel created a very special place here in louisiana. the mission of this university has remained constant for the better part of the century. i love this mission -- to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. let me repeat that so that you can think about it and let it sink in a little bit. xavier's mission is to contribute to the promotion of a mor
you don't have to go to rwanda or angola. you can look right down the street in louisiana and see this, right down the street in new york city and see this. our brothers and our sisters are in desperate need of a helping hand. who will help them ? if not us, who? if not now, when? as scripture tells us, to those to whom much is given much is expected. you have to live your life so at the end of your journey you will know that your time here was well spent, that you left behind more than you...
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may be a low number if anything half the assets of the world's banking system are in this unregulated rwanda regulated shadow banking system and growing so it's a huge concern richard in two thousand and eight as the banking system was melting down we were hearing reports that the that the the amount of the number of c.e.o.'s and what had the sickly the dark matter out there that you're describing was in the hundreds of trillions that i heard numbers six hundred seven hundred eight hundred trillion dollars mind boggling amounts of money much of that one away in the crash is was it really that much and why is it not that much now and and is the amount that it is now whatever that may be enough to require ash the system well you have to distinguish between assets which is what this number represents and exposure or risk for example this shadow banking system globally they estimated sixty seven trillion dollars but the exposure for j.p. morgan chase alone is which is a bank of course but which engages in some of these markets is seventy to one hundred trillion dollars so the level of risk is en
may be a low number if anything half the assets of the world's banking system are in this unregulated rwanda regulated shadow banking system and growing so it's a huge concern richard in two thousand and eight as the banking system was melting down we were hearing reports that the that the the amount of the number of c.e.o.'s and what had the sickly the dark matter out there that you're describing was in the hundreds of trillions that i heard numbers six hundred seven hundred eight hundred...
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you know, rwanda was -- there were a lot of nonaccompanied children. a lot of children were slaughtered in rwanda. but for me, i wasn't there at that time. my time was in another area where i saw numerous children being brought in with horrific wounds. whether their intestines were hanging out. whether their arms were dangling on their -- you know, off their shoulder. to mothers crying out for where their children are. to babies crying for their mothers. it was -- i don't know how to explain, you know, other than try to visually illustrate that type of indiscriminate shelling that was taking place while i was there. and it's still going on. >> the makeshift clinic where you are, they actually got hit as well while you were there. >> yes, they were hit by two rockets. not direct hits. and wounded two or three of the medical personnel. and killed two or three patients that were out in the courtyard. >> i'm just looking at this picture that you took. i mean, you've spent a lot of time in war zones for a long, long time. what sticks with you? it's been --
you know, rwanda was -- there were a lot of nonaccompanied children. a lot of children were slaughtered in rwanda. but for me, i wasn't there at that time. my time was in another area where i saw numerous children being brought in with horrific wounds. whether their intestines were hanging out. whether their arms were dangling on their -- you know, off their shoulder. to mothers crying out for where their children are. to babies crying for their mothers. it was -- i don't know how to explain,...
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back to our poor judgment, linked back in the days when she was with president clinton where she told rwanda genocide, is this going to affect the congressional elections. again, poor political judgment. she jumped to the conclusion without asking the very important questions when you get these quote, unquote, talking points. >> sean: it doesn't sound like she has the qualification of even had clinton? >> you get to fully vet somebody and fully understand what they knew. i have full confidence she will be able to explain what she was talking about is what the intelligence community was telling her was going on at the time. she said, it's not definitively concluded. so back to the confirmation of the hearing but this is someone who has served the u.n. very well. she worked on the security council to bring these crippling sanctions on iran. she has a long resume. she has full confidence. >> sean: you know hillary clinton you are friends with the clintons. she does not have the resume, she is no hillary clinton. >> she is not hillary clinton but she brings a different skill set. hillary clinton
back to our poor judgment, linked back in the days when she was with president clinton where she told rwanda genocide, is this going to affect the congressional elections. again, poor political judgment. she jumped to the conclusion without asking the very important questions when you get these quote, unquote, talking points. >> sean: it doesn't sound like she has the qualification of even had clinton? >> you get to fully vet somebody and fully understand what they knew. i have full...
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he said his greatest regret, president clinton, was not intervening in rwanda where some 800,000 people were killed. it cries out for american leadership. when i see the secretary of defense make comments like you just made, i've been hearing those same comments for 17 months while the massacre goes on. and these countries in the region, some are helping already. but it cries out for american -- >> if you were president. if you won the last election, what would you be doing now in terms of direct military intervention? >> with the knowledge that russians and chinese are probably going to hamper, hamstring any effort by the united nations, i would talk with the willing. saudi arabia, gulf states, other states. even libya is willing to help out now after their experience. and the turks. and work together. a coalition where we would set up this safe zone and we would be supplying and equipping the resistance forces and giving them the aid that they need. the long they're lasts, the more brutal, the more massacres, the more brutality and the more likelihood that this extremist elements ente
he said his greatest regret, president clinton, was not intervening in rwanda where some 800,000 people were killed. it cries out for american leadership. when i see the secretary of defense make comments like you just made, i've been hearing those same comments for 17 months while the massacre goes on. and these countries in the region, some are helping already. but it cries out for american -- >> if you were president. if you won the last election, what would you be doing now in terms...
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were when the united states should intervene for humanitarian purposes the would be bosnia, kosovo and rwanda would be the prime examples and the members of this administration serve for eight years and when they leave, the democrats think in 2001 that ey know where they are on american foreign policy. a spokesman for the democrats within the first year or so or first six months of the bush administration, democrats are out of office and it's the same people who served at the top of the clinton administration. madeleine albright, strobe talbott and then we run into the iraq war. this time the democrats try to correct the mistakes that they made politically at the time of the gulf war to authorize the use of force in iraq and that experience of 2002, 2003 gives rise to the "obaaians," democrats who really didn't get involved working in the executive branch of foreign policy until 2009. they really rose to the prominence and opposition. to bush they had the experience of the disaster of the iraq war. they also had the experience of the financial crisis of 2008. they have a different perspective
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live from rwanda with an exclusive interview with former president bill clinton. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> john, thanks very much. good evening, everyone. we begin tonight keeps them honest, trying to get answers from five republican members of congress who are alleging massive infiltration of the u.s. government by radical jihadists, members of the muslim brotherhood. today, one of those congre congressmembers, michelle bachmann refused to comment. and john mccain took an extraordinary step and went on the senate floor calling bachmann out on it. >> when anyone, not least a member of congress launches specious and denigrating attacks on fellow americans on nothing more than fear of who they are and ignorance for what they stand for, it defames the spirit of our nation and we all grow poorer because of it. >> this never happens, a sitting member of congress publicly scolding other sitting members let alone members of their own party. as we've been reporting, they want the inspectors general of five security agencies to look into what bachmann calls the possib
live from rwanda with an exclusive interview with former president bill clinton. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> john, thanks very much. good evening, everyone. we begin tonight keeps them honest, trying to get answers from five republican members of congress who are alleging massive infiltration of the u.s. government by radical jihadists, members of the muslim brotherhood. today, one of those congre congressmembers, michelle bachmann refused to comment. and john mccain took...
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i'm sure ambassador rice wouldn't suggest that everything is perfect in countries like uganda, and rwanda and ethiopia and south africa, but nonetheless, there's been progress in all these places, and we sometimes had to work with people who weren't perfect, but this author made it sound as if she was somehow guilty by association with anything they did wrong, and somehow had picked the wrong people to try to work with. i thought it was an absurd argument, and it sort of contributes to the same tone we've been hearing the last few weeks. >> well, there have been all these things coming out that people have been lobbing her way, and does this need to be resolved one way or the other? the president now we're told might even wait several more weeks before making decisions, not clear whether that's going to take place, but meanwhile, you have john kerry, who is going to be holding hearings on benghazi. hillary clinton is going to be testifying when that report comes out. we expect it by next week at the latest. that is the investigative panel, which will be turned over to the senate and house
i'm sure ambassador rice wouldn't suggest that everything is perfect in countries like uganda, and rwanda and ethiopia and south africa, but nonetheless, there's been progress in all these places, and we sometimes had to work with people who weren't perfect, but this author made it sound as if she was somehow guilty by association with anything they did wrong, and somehow had picked the wrong people to try to work with. i thought it was an absurd argument, and it sort of contributes to the same...
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my visit to rwanda where i found the most unlikely human quality. we are talking about forgiveness. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway fuel economy than the chevy equinox? no, sorry, sir. we don't. oh, well, that's too bad. [ man ] kyle, is that you? [ laughs ] [ man ] still here, kyle. [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. right now, very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 equinox ls for around $229 a month. with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> so what is it with malaysia airlines and kids? first it bans babies from first class and now the airline has declared a child-free zone on its airbus a-380s. no children allowed on the upper deck economy section of the jets. they're restricted to the lower deck. richard quest is joining us from london. richard, we already know where you stand on this because we read your tweets. you said at least a child-free zone, families downstairs. okay, some of yo
my visit to rwanda where i found the most unlikely human quality. we are talking about forgiveness. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway fuel economy than the chevy equinox? no, sorry, sir. we don't. oh, well, that's too bad. [ man ] kyle, is that you? [ laughs ] [ man ] still here, kyle. [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. right now, very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 equinox ls for around $229 a month. with odor free...
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in the investigations that i have done on rwanda and the report on bosnia and rwanda in particular, the overwhelming reason for failure was lack of will to act and change. and i think when we look at these things, we have to start to consider context. it's important. in somalia, president bush father thinking thousands of soldiers to feed hungry civilians. it was incredible initiative. it he was. they did whatever they could. of course sometimes you have food warehouses, but h
in the investigations that i have done on rwanda and the report on bosnia and rwanda in particular, the overwhelming reason for failure was lack of will to act and change. and i think when we look at these things, we have to start to consider context. it's important. in somalia, president bush father thinking thousands of soldiers to feed hungry civilians. it was incredible initiative. it he was. they did whatever they could. of course sometimes you have food warehouses, but h
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that is move to rwanda. >> i think we should go. take "the stephanie miller show" on the road. >> stephanie: in ra rwanda, citizens who joined the healthcare, less likely to be hit by a healthcare problem. >> die recommend taking the show on the road to rwanda. we can take the show online but not the isd. >> what happens if someone machetes the line? >> we have to get one first. i don't think we can. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: jacki, are you the healthcare geek that you promised. >> i don't lie about that. >> technically wishing her morning because it is late afternoon for her. >> stephanie: it is your bedtime. >> fabulous newswoman. jacki, thanks so much. talk to you again soon. there she goes. jacki schechner. 18 minutes after the hour. kids carbonite. i gotta tell you everywhere i go even live shows people thank me for telling them about carbonite because it is not something you think oh, i don't need that. what happens? [wah wah] >> someone steals your laptop. i left my phone in the car. i left my iphone in the car. fortunately,
that is move to rwanda. >> i think we should go. take "the stephanie miller show" on the road. >> stephanie: in ra rwanda, citizens who joined the healthcare, less likely to be hit by a healthcare problem. >> die recommend taking the show on the road to rwanda. we can take the show online but not the isd. >> what happens if someone machetes the line? >> we have to get one first. i don't think we can. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: jacki, are you the...
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had the good fortune to travel at the request of and sponsorship of care and the gates foundation to rwanda and to the condo last august. he cared about children greatly. he cared about education. he cared about people and was very upset some years back when don imus, the radio shock jock, said some wrongful things about the rutgers women's basketball team that cost mr. imus his position. and that brings me to what i was going to speak about today. yesterday, i mentioned that i slept well on my sleep number bed and i slept well on my sleep number bed last night because they canceled their advertising on the rush limbaugh show. i mention that advertisers are accessories to the crime when radio people go too far and destroy someone's character or make libel statements. limbaugh did that when he called sandra some names, said she did some things that were wrong and totally wrong. 11 advertisers have pulled their advertising because they don't want to be accessories to such conduct, and talk radio has gone way over the top in this country and doing everything for ratings and money. it came to m
had the good fortune to travel at the request of and sponsorship of care and the gates foundation to rwanda and to the condo last august. he cared about children greatly. he cared about education. he cared about people and was very upset some years back when don imus, the radio shock jock, said some wrongful things about the rutgers women's basketball team that cost mr. imus his position. and that brings me to what i was going to speak about today. yesterday, i mentioned that i slept well on my...
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that would be in bosnia, kosovo and rwanda would be the prime examples. and this, the members of this administration serve for eight years, and when they leave, um, the democrats think in 2001 really that they know where they are on american foreign policy. the spokesman for the democrats in the first year or so or first six months of the bush administration -- democrats are out of office, and it's the same people who served at the top of the clinton administration; sandy berger, madeleine albright,stone talbot. and then we run into the iraq war. and this time the democrats try to correct the mistakes of the, that they made politically at the time of the gulf war vote to authorize the use of force in iraq. and those, that, um, experience of 2002-2003 gives rise to the obamians, democrats who really didn't, didn't get involved -- weren't working in the executive branch of foreign policy, um, until 2009. um, they really rose to prominence in opposition to bush. they had the experience of the disaster of the iraq war, they also had the experience of the fina
that would be in bosnia, kosovo and rwanda would be the prime examples. and this, the members of this administration serve for eight years, and when they leave, um, the democrats think in 2001 really that they know where they are on american foreign policy. the spokesman for the democrats in the first year or so or first six months of the bush administration -- democrats are out of office, and it's the same people who served at the top of the clinton administration; sandy berger, madeleine...
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from rwanda and then from mali. we'll see you on thursday at 7:00 p.m. thanks so much as always for watching. we'll see you soon. "a.c. 360," though, starts right now. >> erin, thanks very much. good evening, everyone. five members of congress who are claiming that muslim extremists have infiltrated the highest levels of the u.s. government. even working side by side with secretary of state hillary clinton. the evidence they point to, however, well, it's questionable at best. are calling for an investigation because what she terms the possible deep penetration, her words, of muslim extremists into the u.s. government. in letters to it is inspectors general for five different government security agencies. we've been digging into one of their most serious claims. they point finger, at this woman, huma abadin, secretary of state hillary clinton's deputy chief of staff. implying she may somehow be working on behalf of the muslim brotherhood. now, you would think to make a charge like that for sitting members of congress to make a charge like that, that they
from rwanda and then from mali. we'll see you on thursday at 7:00 p.m. thanks so much as always for watching. we'll see you soon. "a.c. 360," though, starts right now. >> erin, thanks very much. good evening, everyone. five members of congress who are claiming that muslim extremists have infiltrated the highest levels of the u.s. government. even working side by side with secretary of state hillary clinton. the evidence they point to, however, well, it's questionable at best....
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wasn't toicoto koso toicoseto koso kosovo, we regret we didn't do something more to stop the genocide in rwanda. if we look back, if we fail to intervene, years from now, and thousands and thousands of syrians have been massacred while we stood by because we, quote, can't address the issue, we can. we're the best military in the world. i understand the strain on american military. i understand the sacrifices made by american families. but i also understand the proudest part of american history is when we have tried to help other people achieve the same goals that we so passionately articulated when we declared our independence. >> two quick political questions. i would be remiss if i didn't ask you aboutsumer tuesday results. mitt romney had a good night, winning the super prize, ohio. do you believe the time has come for the other candidates to get out of the race? >> with would hope so. but i can't tell the other candidates what they should do. they have to make their own decisions. i am aware how tough an environment this is, so they have to make up their own minds. but it is a fact that the
wasn't toicoto koso toicoseto koso kosovo, we regret we didn't do something more to stop the genocide in rwanda. if we look back, if we fail to intervene, years from now, and thousands and thousands of syrians have been massacred while we stood by because we, quote, can't address the issue, we can. we're the best military in the world. i understand the strain on american military. i understand the sacrifices made by american families. but i also understand the proudest part of american history...
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i think what's at the back of folks' head is quite frankly when we saw what happened in rwanda some years ago, people said, you know, why didn't we know in advance? what would we have done if we knew in advance? this time we know in advance. we're trying to get the world to focus in advantage. this is a crisis that can be stopped. >> what was the conversation in the paddy wagon when you were
i think what's at the back of folks' head is quite frankly when we saw what happened in rwanda some years ago, people said, you know, why didn't we know in advance? what would we have done if we knew in advance? this time we know in advance. we're trying to get the world to focus in advantage. this is a crisis that can be stopped. >> what was the conversation in the paddy wagon when you were
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displacement of them read they're concerned about the-- >> it prompted many people to flee toward goma and rwanda and a major id p camp has been virtually emptied. previously, the round 60,000 people there. >> the and 23 rebels are rwandan from hundreds of congolese soldiers turned themselves in to them, surrendered in goma. the united nations has disclosed a number of new aids infections has declined by half in 25 of the world's poorest countries. the unaids chief said the eradication of aids is within reach. >> we're already achieving the minimal development goals of halting in reversing the aids epidemic. new hiv infections in aids- related deaths are declining. we still have only three countries in the world. thailand, uganda, and senate all as a model. today, 25 countries have reduced new infection by more than 50%. >> despite the progress made, some 2.4 million people were infected with aids last year while only 1.4 million received life-saving treatment for the first time. the u.s. government has joined with some of its biggest foreign rivals in opposing an international moratorium on capi
displacement of them read they're concerned about the-- >> it prompted many people to flee toward goma and rwanda and a major id p camp has been virtually emptied. previously, the round 60,000 people there. >> the and 23 rebels are rwandan from hundreds of congolese soldiers turned themselves in to them, surrendered in goma. the united nations has disclosed a number of new aids infections has declined by half in 25 of the world's poorest countries. the unaids chief said the...
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i think what's at the back of folks' head is quite frankly when we saw what happened in rwanda some years ago, people said, you know, why didn't we know in advance? what would we have done if we knew in advance? this time we know in advance. we're trying to get the world to focus in advantage. this is a crisis that can be stopped. >> what was the conversation in the paddy wagon when you were hauled away? >> you know, the reality is we spent or time in jail strategizing about the next six weeks. how do we ratchet up the pressure? how do we get the focus on people who can make the difference? >> ben jealous, naacp,
i think what's at the back of folks' head is quite frankly when we saw what happened in rwanda some years ago, people said, you know, why didn't we know in advance? what would we have done if we knew in advance? this time we know in advance. we're trying to get the world to focus in advantage. this is a crisis that can be stopped. >> what was the conversation in the paddy wagon when you were hauled away? >> you know, the reality is we spent or time in jail strategizing about the...
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. >> this is about rwanda. there's a few chapters in the book about rwanda, and this particular chapter is the first one which is, you know, what happened in the spring of 1994 and why did the united states not immediately or within a few weeks respond militarily to the situation in rwanda which we endured an enormous amount of criticism in the aftermath for a policy which i admit in this book was a failed policy. why did that happen? >> and just a reminder that 800,000 people perished. >> right. i'll read it here. over a period of about 100 days commencing on april 6, 1994, an estimated 800,000 women, children and men -- most of tutsi identity -- were massacred. that averages 8,000 murders per day. the killings were planned by the top rwandan government, military, business leaders and carried out by thousands of machete-carrying hutu. it was a phenomenon that was unimagined at the time and remains almost surreal to this day. if anyone had speculated prior to the genocide that such a daily low-tech killing rate
. >> this is about rwanda. there's a few chapters in the book about rwanda, and this particular chapter is the first one which is, you know, what happened in the spring of 1994 and why did the united states not immediately or within a few weeks respond militarily to the situation in rwanda which we endured an enormous amount of criticism in the aftermath for a policy which i admit in this book was a failed policy. why did that happen? >> and just a reminder that 800,000 people...